Barry Asmus has been a Christ-follower for over 40 years. He has a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degree in economics, was a professor of economics for 15 years and is now the Senior Economist at the National Center for Policy Analysis. Named by USA Today as one of the five most requested speakers in America, Barry speaks to diverse audiences, all across the world.

   He and his wife Mandy have been active with Young Life, as enrichment class teachers, members of a home fellowship and active with many of the ministries at Scottsdale Bible. Barry served on the Elder Board, is involved with the Timothy Ministry and for the past eight years has been used by the Outreach Ministry to raise money for Men’s Building Projects and missionary efforts during his annual economic forecast event. Barry and Mandy have two children and three grandchildren.

Bill Cavness made an official declaration of faith at a church camp when he was 7. He earned a BBA in Business Management from Baylor University, and in the 16 years prior to his current position as Director of Operations for Family Matters—a ministry committed to equipping parents to build grace-based families—was in commercial construction.  

   Bill and his wife Amy have been attending Scottsdale Bible Church since they were married in 1992, and have served in a number of volunteer positions, including the leadership team in Faithful Families enrichment class, leading home fellowships and short-term missions teams for high school and somanorth to the Czech Republic for the last four years. Bill is a Timothy Leadership Training graduate. They have three children—Aly, JD and Will—and a dog, who is arguably a member of the family.

Keith Frey came to faith in Christ in 1982 as the result of a Bible study with neighbors. Keith earned a BS from Virginia Military Institute, an MD from Medical College of Virginia and an MBA from Duke University. He completed his Family Medicine residency training in the USAF. He is currently the Chief Medical Information Officer and Professor of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona. He previously held medical school faculty positions at Duke University and University of Washington.

   Keith has worshipped at Scottsdale Bible since moving to Scottsdale in 1999, and volunteers at the Neighborhood Christian Clinic. He held an elder position in his former church, chaired the board of a Crisis Pregnancy Center, and has been active in discipleship ministry and small group Bible studies. He and his wife, Melanie, have been married for 32 years. They currently serve together in our Marriage ministry, have co-led marriage teams on short-term mission trips, and are the mission coordinators for the Christian Essentials Enrichment Class. They have an adult daughter.

Dave Hall trusted Jesus as his Lord and Savior when he was 36 and working in Chicago. He graduated with a BA from DePauw University and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Dave was Senior Vice President for sales and marketing for Time Systems in Phoenix.

   Since 1992 he has been totally involved in Christian service. He leads three weekly Bible studies, serves with his wife as mentor couple for the Cleavers Class and has served on many boards, including his 17 years as Chairman of the Luis Palau Association.

   Dave and his wife, Kathleen, have attended Scottsdale Bible since 1986. They have two daughters and six grandchildren.

Steve Linamen accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at a church youth camp when he was 8 years old. He received his Batchelor of Arts degree from Anderson College in Computer Science and Math. He currently works for Charles Schwab and Company as a disaster recovery planner for their IT organization.

   He has served two previous terms as an elder. Steve is currently leading a home fellowship and has taught Sunday school and enrichment classes and served in Awana and the Outreach and Finance areas. Steve and his wife Catherine have attended Scottsdale Bible since 1985 and have four children.

Jack Markle was 27 years of age when he accepted Christ as Savior. He is the previous president of Center Rental and Sales in Denver, Colorado and from 1997–2000, Senior Vice President of Operations and Strategy and Chief Information Officer for Rental Service Corporation in Scottsdale. Jack has been involved in a variety of real estate ventures, private investments and consulting services since January 2000.    

   He and his wife Pammy have attended Scottsdale Bible Church for many years, and in addition to serving as Chairman of the Elders, Jack also has provided extensive consulting and demographic studies for Scottsdale Bible. He also serves as Chairman of the board for the Center for Arizona Policy. Jack and Pammy have three sons.

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Dan Scruggs accepted Christ as an adult in Memphis. He earned a degree from Trinity Bible College and is pursing his Masters in Biblical Studies from Trinity Seminary. After many years in real estate and development, he entered full-time service in 1999 when he and his wife founded Mirror Ministries, a faith-based ministry called to teach, train and equip disciples of Jesus Christ.

   He served on our Men’s Ministry Counsel and currently teaches an enrichment class, Men’s Ministry Bible study and Cross-trainers weekly on the south campus. He is a guest speaker at retreats, Christian Conciliator of Peacemaker Ministries, Precept teacher and recently published a workbook for small group studies, used by our Men’s Ministry.

   Dan has been attending Scottsdale Bible for 14 years. He is married to Joyce—they have three children and five grandchildren.

Jay Snyder received Christ in the fourth grade at a camp where his parents were sponsoring a high school youth group. He attended Azusa College, now Azusa Pacific University, where he later served on the board of Trustees for eight years. Jay is a partner in Snyder Nationwide Real Estate, a national hotel brokerage firm based here in the Valley.

   Jay attended Bethany Bible Church for 25 years where he served two terms on the board and chaired the youth council and high school minister search committee. He serves on the board of Dave Dravecky’s Outreach of Hope, Center for Arizona Policy and for the past 29 years Abundant Life, started with Larry Wright. He was chairman of National Family Legal Foundation, a national first amendment legal ministry now a part of The Alliance Defense Fund. Jay and his wife Diana have attended Scottsdale Bible for the past 18 years. They have three children and nine grandchildren.

Mark Snyder accepted Christ as Savior with his parents at home in 1975 after hearing a lesson earlier that morning in church that spoke to his heart. He attended Azusa Pacific University with a major in Business Administration and is currently President of Snyder Nationwide Real Estate Inc., a multi-faceted real estate company specializing in brokerage of resorts and hotels through the US, and the development and acquisition of privately owned hotels.  

   He has attended Scottsdale Bible Church since 1992, and is currently serving on the Scottsdale Bible Building Facilities Council, which acts as an elder-run subcommittee dealing with building renovation, expansion and all other facility items. Mark is a Timothy Leadership graduate in the Alpha program. He and his wife Robin lead the Firm Foundations enrichment class and have three children—Tee, Clara and Jacob. 

Warren Soberg came to faith in Christ in the eighth grade. His Bachelor of Science is in Quantitative Systems, College of Business at ASU. Warren ’s business history includes sales and sales management for both Burroughs and Sperry Corporations, eight years as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for a computer leasing company, creator of Vector Technology (computers, software, technical services), part owner of a restaurant, along with other real estate and financial investments.  Warren has sung in the Scottsdale Bible choir for over 20 years, was an Awana leader for five years and taught home Bible studies. He and his wife Margaret have been foster parents to 35 children over the last 13 years and are currently actively involved with Christian Family Care agency, having served on their board, along with Neighborhood Ministries and The Neighborhood Clinic. Warren is a former Elder Board Chairman. He and his wife have three daughters.

Jim York accepted Christ as his personal Savior at the age of 11 through the  witness of his father. He earned his B.S. in Engineering from the United States Military Academy and an M.S. in Systems Management from USC. Since leaving the military in 1987, Jim has been involved in sales and executive management in the field of fiber optics.

   Jim has been active in leadership of the Cleavers and Alive! Enrichment Hours, taught home-based Bible studies including Crown Ministries, served in Marriage Prep Ministries, plays the bass guitar in the north campus worship band and recently became a pilot with Mission Flyers.

   He has been married to Lara for 23 years and they have attended Scottsdale Bible since 1997. They have two adult daughters.